Sr. Leader, Process Excellence

Sr. Leader, Process Excellence

Who we are:

Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together - a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.

With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.

Who we are looking for:

The Senior Process Excellence Leader will act as a key change agent for fostering, promoting, and deploying continuous improvement within the Atkore Business System (ABS) as a lean leader. They will be responsible for deploying Lean methodologies on the shop floor including strategy deployment, training, mentoring, coaching, and subject matter expertise all while working closely with other functions in the plant including Customer Service, Warehousing, Production, Maintenance, Procurement, Environmental Health & Safety, Finance, Human Resources and Quality.

What you'll do:

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders on driving growth and value.

• Plan, coordinate, lead, and teach employee development training sessions demonstrating knowledge of the Lean and Six Sigma.

• Must embrace and foster an environment that supports our core values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork and Accountability.

• Align operational improvement efforts driving strategy deployment.

• Identify, create, and sustain standard processes throughout the organization.

• Plan, coordinate, lead, and teach employee development training sessions demonstrating knowledge of the Lean and Six Sigma.

• Strengthen the corporate Lean team by building capability and driving breakthrough performance.

• Ensuring compliance with ABS standards through continued monitoring and auditing.

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the organization by encouraging and influencing leaders.

• Plan, execute, and monitor process excellence projects.

What you'll bring:

• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt strongly preferred.

• Minimum of 10 - 15 years' experience within a manufacturing operation leading lean and continuous improvement efforts.

• Demonstrated history of leading and supporting Kaizen events that eliminated waste and improved flow.

• Proficiency in creating and analyzing data.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering (MFGE or IE preferred) or other related functional areas or work experience.

Within 3 months, you'll:

• Complete your Atkore Onboarding & Immersion program

• Understand how your job will help deliver Atkore's strategy

• Visit the locations you support and begin building relationships with site contacts

Within 6 months, you'll:

• Manage Key Process Indicators and Targets To Improve (TTI) dashboards for Strategy Deployment Process.

• Support productivity improvement projects in the plant and other transactional waste reduction initiatives.

• Provide input and feedback to key leadership positions about process improvement opportunities

• Champion, Sponsor, or Facilitate process and transactional improvement Kaizens

Within 12 months, you'll:

• Identify, create, and sustain standard processes throughout the organization.

• Partner with all functions to define process capabilities, assess gaps and develop gap closure plans.

• Provide functional leadership with awareness, knowledge, and guidance of Lean and/or Continuous Improvement principles, methodologies and tools to support achievement of ABS business objectives.

• Mentor, influence, and develop potential lean practitioner candidates through their projects driving business change.

• Conduct training of Lean and Continuous Improvement principles, methodologies and tools in both an office and manufacturing floor environments.

Atkore is a four-time Great Place to Work certified company and a two-time Top Workplaces USA award winner! We're committed to creating an engaged, aligned workforce driven by a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results and stays focused on being standout leaders. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors consistent with our core values.

Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!